Brian -- I've nothing to add I fear. I'm still doing the TFL exercise I described to prevent recurrence of a problem I had with it so long ago that I can no longer remember how long I had it etc...

After a whole week off, I did 5M at what felt like a very easy 6:55/M or so this morning as a test. My troublesome leg was virtually normal -- in fact I had more jip from the other leg. So I'm hoping it was a touch of piriformis troub which I've been working on for a few days now (and now doing bilaterally). Too soon to tell from that, but hopefully I'll be able to ramp back into business without having lost quite all of my VLM fitness.

Brian - personally I'd consider a one-off physio appointment to diagnose the problem, in the mean time just short jogs - or better still cross-train, don't run through discomfort until you're sure what it is.

Thanks for all the advice. Making appointment with sports massage thearapist. Will give runnning a break for 2 days and get on with general hip and glute strengthening. Got a forthnight before I need to start P & D so best sort it now.

This morning, into a head wind that Oklahoma would be proud of, I somehow hauled my bloated body across 7 miles of litter strewn mancunian flagstones. First run this week, and my injury is only a little stiff rather than a bit sore.

In the process I managed to lift myself to within 150 miles of being the world's greatest runner.

Dids - I've been entered into the Grand Union race the past two years but had to withdraw both time through injury. Rather glad I didn't bother entering this year. Just CNBA'd.

Although I do know someone who has just run to the start from the finish (in 31 hours) and is about to turn round and run back in the race tomorrow. Just the 300 miles for the weekend. She has form for this sort of madness

Dan A, what? A sudden outbreak of common sense? You're going to get a bad name for the thread. Man up.

There's a lot of benchies and broken round here, it's like the queue in A&E. Hours and hours of it. Might catch more than you came in with.

Old plodder's just popping along to report that he finally rediscovered his trainers, tabbed out 23 really nice strong and consistent miles and has got that post exercise hunger. I admit that it doesn't make so much as a crock of shit, but it sure felt good.

Great run Padams and congrats PP (shame you won't be doing it, but next time...). Good to see Al_P, CW and TR back at it.

Another one on the bench here. Rather distressingly, as I was really looking forward to the Bupa 10k on Monday. About 10 days ago, started getting a bit of left glute/piriformis pain - didn't really stop me running and I knocked out a couple of decent sessions through it - including a couple of 12-13 milers w 8-9 @ PMP of aroun 5:55m/m and a track session on Monday w 2 x 2m / 1m / 0.5m at around 5:20 (I think - Garmin said I went further/was quicker in the intervals but I trust the track measurements rather than Garmin). Decided I ought to cut back though and then the pain started to get a bit worse. Saw the physio at work yesterday who gave me some rather painful stretches and does feel quite a bit better today. Think I'm going to give it at least another few days without running but I get really twitchy when I can't run - and oddly my appetite ratchets up and I end up eating way more than usual. Still, I can't lose that much fitness even if I take 2-3 weeks off and there are still 18 to Berlin, which is the game plan...

Easiest route is to head up to Jesus Green and then follow the Cam out of the city, HR.

Sorry I've been AWOL for another week. Work is still extremely busy. In the office for 6.5 hours today and I suspect the same again tomorrow and quite possibly Monday (although I need to squeeze in the Bupa 10000 first!). Sigh...

Jools - poor do with work. The Mrs is a solicitor and I know how much it can affect your social life. Hope you get to do the 10k

7.5m for me today including the Leeds ParkRun. Finally managed sub 17 in 16:57. Really pleased and a nice confidence booster ahead on the Pennine 10k next week although looking at the course I can't see any PB potential. Also started to follow a few fellow Sub 3'ers on Strava for some extra motivation

Sorry HR, have been offline, but I've had said follow the river NE out of town as Jools did. You could get a bit lost where you cross over but never mind.

Just been for a jog round the Colosseum (for any burglars out there, the in-laws are at home). Lovely day, lovely place, but my L shin was protesting badly again, so I seem to have got it wrong. Like Lev I'm still a benchee really after all. Will keep trying to figure out just what it is...

CW are you in Rome? If so, gelateria del teatro off via del coronari will make you feel much better. I spent a worrying amount of time there when I lived in Rome last year. Jogging along the tiber bike path when it's shaded in the eve also nice.

Really sorry to read about benchees: quite a few fredders. Good luck to you all on various recoveries.

Charlie W and Jools thank you so much. At 1am I looked at my train tIcket to see I'd booked an advance. So I've had to head back to London. Going to have to substitute the beautiful run along the Cam for London parks. Am cross with myself - the Cam really appealed. Evensong at King's y'day was fab and I had my first great day for a few weeks. No bad thing.

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